is a main cause of so many family tragedies like the recent one in Mobile. Until insurance companies (and other health care providers) treat it as seriously as physical ailments, such things will happen again and again. Support the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Act now before Congress.

I agree there need to be reforms in health care, but one has to want help to get help. It is not all on the insurance companies, but for individuals to seek treatment and follow the therapy given them. How many drug addicts come out of "rehab" only to hit the crack pipe again and again. Same with alcoholics. You have to be committed to change, to change. There are also programs that are low cost or sliding scale for people who do not have mental health coverage-MObile Mental Health, Wings of Life and Home of Grace for drug/alcohol addictions.

What you say about mental health care is true, but I really don't think is applies in this case.
There is a difference in being mentally ill and being PURE EVIL. That monster done that because he was mad at his wife. Truly EVIL is what he is......

wholycow - 11 January 2008 03:38 PM

is a main cause of so many family tragedies like the recent one in Mobile. Until insurance companies (and other health care providers) treat it as seriously as physical ailments, such things will happen again and again. Support the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Act now before Congress.

No, mental health parity is not valid. No diagnosis of the mental health "professionals" has a single physical diagnostic test on a parity with medicine to pinpoint any activity of the mind. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is completely based on subjectivity and voting by attendees at conferences on what is a mental disorder. Ridiculous "diagnosis" takes place like "mathematics disorder" "malingering" "intoxication" "religious or spiritual problem" (seriously, these are straight from the manual).

It's obvious you are working, for pay, with pharmaceutical companies to get more people on drugs in a bid for a bold new 1984 world.

There are many alternatives when people look for them.

Mental Health care has nothing to do with why the man killed his children. There has been no mention of him ever receiving prior mental health treatment. This was the case with the man at Virginia Tech. He did have prior mental health treatment and was on outpatient commitment.
As another person stated in a reply to this post, there are plenty of options in mental health for those that want help. A person can even be committed through the Probate court if a family member feels he/she is a risk to self/others and then mental health treatment is mandated.
But, ultimately if a person does not want to get better and does not want to put forth the effort to get better, treatment is a temporary band-aid (as in the Virginia Tech case).

A person can even be committed through the Probate court if a family member feels he/she is a risk to self/others and then mental health treatment is mandated.
But, ultimately if a person does not want to get better and does not want to put forth the effort to get better, treatment is a temporary band-aid (as in the Virginia Tech case).

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